{"id":27767,"date":"2021-02-11T12:44:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=27767"},"modified":"2021-02-11T13:04:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T13:04:40","slug":"dont-ignore-tremendous-job-opportunities-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=27767","title":{"rendered":"Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ignore tremendous job opportunities call"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top manufacturing leaders have joined forces today (February 11) \u00c2\u00a0to urge\u00c2\u00a0Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap, set to be announced on\u00c2\u00a0February 22, to\u00c2\u00a0kickstart the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recovery and create desperately needed jobs.<\/p>\n

The UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s leading manufacturing union, Unite, and the main\u00c2\u00a0manufacturing trade federations \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the Chemical Industries Association and the ADS group, which represents the\u00c2\u00a0aerospace, defence, security and space industries \u00e2\u20ac\u201c set out their calls in a\u00c2\u00a0letter to the Prime Minister<\/a>, published today.<\/p>\n

With the economy at its weakest in over 300 years, unemployment set to rise further and the outlook challenging, they\u00c2\u00a0reinforced the\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0098tremendous opportunities\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0manufacturing presents for increased trade, job and skills creation. They also set out\u00c2\u00a0its potential to deliver on both the government’s \u00e2\u20ac\u0098levelling up\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 promise and the country’s urgent need to\u00c2\u00a0green\u00c2\u00a0the economy.<\/p>\n

However, the manufacturing bodies and Unite also highlighted the need for stability for the sector while it adapts to the economic challenges and the UK’s new post-Brexit trading environment. This\u00c2\u00a0includes an\u00c2\u00a0extension of the job retention scheme, support for industrial research and development and the creation of a competitive business environment for jobs and skills.<\/p>\n

In the letter, the federations and Unite write,\u00c2\u00a0“The Covid-19 pandemic and our changing trading relationship with the rest of the world remind us that a robust, home-grown UK manufacturing sector really does matter.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0098Build on these shores\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bTo deliver this, we need to build new markets, but so too we must build on these shores, able to provide our own componentry and investing proudly in our UK technology, reducing the reliance on imports and the fragility of the UK-based supply chain exposed by Covid-19. This can be achieved if we work together, uniting the government with employers and the workforce on a programme for recovery.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey commented that,\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u015b2020 was a year that destroyed jobs. Unite’s members and workers across the country are desperate to hear that the government has a plan to make 2021 a year to save and create jobs.\u00c2\u00a0We urge the prime minister and his cabinet team to heed the calls from unions and business alike to work with us as partners to recover the economy.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

Unite assistant general secretary for manufacturing Steve Turner, (pictured) who coordinated the joint letter on behalf of the union, added, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThere are over 800,000 manufacturing workers in this country, and hundreds of thousands of related jobs in support sectors. Manufacturing workers and businesses are in every community in the country and have the skills needed to power us to recovery.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIn order to be in the position to deliver for the country, the sector needs stability while it adapts to the new supply chain realities that come with our exit from the EU and the suppressed demand caused by this health\u00c2\u00a0and economic crisis.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

JRS extension <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Turner continued, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe urgently need to hear that the jobs retention scheme will be extended, in line with that of our competitor nations, so that we can preserve skills, workers and planned investment.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe\u00c2\u00a0case for government support to help crucial industries achieve changes for the good of the country, and indeed the world, was proven in the speed at which vaccines have been developed.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bOn February 22, Boris Johnson has the opportunity to harness that same incredible spirit of cooperation between state and business when he announces his \u00e2\u20ac\u0098roadmap forward\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe prime minister must provide a roadmap not just out of lockdown, but a roadmap that includes manufacturing as a driver of economic recovery and growth that will help deliver a more sustainable and greener future for everyone.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

Turner concluded, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe twin crises of Covid job losses and the climate emergency are here now \u00e2\u20ac\u201c there is no time to waste. By supporting manufacturing \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which will provide the green energy, homes, industry, vehicles and aircraft we so desperately need \u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00a0the government can stop and reverse the loss of skills and decent jobs in the industry while\u00c2\u00a0protecting the planet.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

FIND OUT MORE <\/strong><\/p>\n

Read<\/a> the letter to the PM<\/p>\n

By Ryan Fletcher <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top manufacturing leaders have joined forces today (February 11) \u00c2\u00a0to urge\u00c2\u00a0Boris Johnson to put rebuilding the sector at the heart of his roadmap, set to be announced on\u00c2\u00a0February 22, to\u00c2\u00a0kickstart the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recovery and create desperately needed jobs.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1214],"tags":[1205,160,55,603],"wps_subtitle":"Unite and businesses join forces to demand\u00c2\u00a0PM places UK\u00c2\u00a0manufacturing at heart of jobs roadmap","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27767"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27767"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27771,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27767\/revisions\/27771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}